Brian Armstrong

CEO & Cofounder, Coinbase

Brian Armstrong is the CEO and cofounder of Coinbase, the world’s leading compliant cryptocurrency company. As CEO, Armstrong is responsible for Coinbase’s consumer and institutional arms, which offer an entire suite of products that make accessing cryptocurrencies easy and secure, in addition to new products that operate at the frontiers of crypto and blockchain. Since its founding, Coinbase has grown to over 700 employees and has traded more than $220 billion in assets by over 30 million customers across more than 100 countries. In June 2018, Armstrong introducedGiveCrypto, a nonprofit with the mission to financially empower people by distributing cryptocurrency globally. GiveCrypto will raise funds from cryptocurrency holders, and distribute small payments to people in need around the world.